Long Yuan's face was expressionless and he didn't answer, but one of his hands was already behind his back. If Li Tong really saw something, he wouldn't mind finding a place where no one was around to do it to him.
Liu Xiuze was very calm and said cheerfully: "Brother Li's words are serious. Since it is just a joke, how can Uncle Zhong and I take it seriously?"
Li Tong said nonchalantly: "Don't say that Brother Long is not a wanted criminal. Even if he is a wanted criminal, it doesn't matter. If you hide for a few months and wait for the emperor's amnesty order, all the charges will be wiped out."
This is true. Wang Mang can be regarded as the emperor who loved to issue amnesty orders most in Chinese history.
During his fifteen years in power, he issued a total of more than twenty amnesty orders, on average, once every ten months, so that later generations joked that in Wang Mang's new dynasty, there was no need to pay for killing, only those who could escape
In ten months, guilt has become innocence.
Li Tong changed the subject and asked: "Brother Liu is from Xiangyang?"
"No, I'm from Caiyang."
"Cai Yang? When will Brother Liu arrive in Xiangyang?"
"Join the rebels."
When Li Tong heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said excitedly: "What a coincidence, my cousin and I also came to Xiangyang to join the rebel army!"
At this point, he suddenly remembered something and asked: "Brother Liu's surname is Liu, and he is from Caiyang. Has Brother Liu ever heard of Liu Yan Liu Boxheng from Caiyang?"
Liu Xiu smiled and said, "That's my eldest brother!"
Li Tong's eyes widened in surprise, looking at Liu Xiu in disbelief, and asked uncertainly: "Is Liu Boxheng the eldest brother of Brother Liu? His eldest brother?"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "If there is a fake, we guarantee it!"
Li Tong couldn't help laughing, raised his thumb to Liu Xiu, and said: "Your eldest brother is now the great hero of our Nanyang County. I heard in the casino that your eldest brother lifted five stone pillars with one hand.
The county captain was shocked."
"..." This news spread too fast, and it was also too exaggerated. Liu Xiuqian laughed and said: "There are not as many as five, actually two!"
"That's amazing. I can't even lift a stone block with my two hands." Li Tong looked at Liu Xiu with excitement on his face, as if he had seen Liu Yan himself. He said: "Yes.
Yes, I am from Wan County."
Li Tong in Wan County?! Liu Xiu thought about it and asked, "I remember that Mr. Li Shou Li in Wan County had a young master named Li Tong and Li Ciyuan!"
"Li Shou is my father's first name, but my father has not been an official in the court for many years!"
Now Liu Xiu figured out who Li Tong was.
The Li family was a prominent family in Nanyang County. They had been doing business for generations and their family fortune was huge. When it came to Li Shou's generation, he gave up business and entered politics, and took up the position of Grand Master in Chang'an, an official who specialized in handling clan affairs.
Later, for some unknown reason, Li Shou suddenly resigned and returned to his hometown in Wan County to continue his family business.
The Li family was famous for their large business, while Li Tong was famous for his charity. The reason why Liu Xiu had heard of Li Tong was because Li Tong organized a month-long porridge charity in Wancheng to relieve the victims.
Most of the people who joined the rebel army came with the same mentality as Liu Yan, hoping to make a fortune. However, the Li family itself was already very wealthy. When Li Tong came to join the rebel army, Liu Xiu really couldn't understand why he would do this.
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He asked: "Brother Li is from a wealthy family, so why do you want to join the rebel army?"
Li Tong said with a smile: "A man has ambitions in all directions. If he stays at home all day long and is protected by his parents, he will never achieve great things."
Liu Xiu nodded secretly. Li Tong was born in a famous family. He was not a playboy, but a man with great ambitions. She could make friends with him.
Just as he was thinking about it, a group of men came towards him on the street ahead, blocking the path of Liu Xiu and the others.
The leading man looked at the three of them with evil intentions, and said with a sneer: "I said you guys just got a scammer in the casino, and you want to just walk away like this?"
Liu Xiu and the others looked up and saw that the big man who was speaking was eight feet tall, with big shoulders and a round waist. He was wearing a cloak on the outside but was shirtless on the inside, revealing his bulging chest muscles.
Looking at the face, the eyebrows are wild and a pair of large ring-shaped eyes below are flashing with an aggressive and fierce light.
To his left and right, there were six or seven big men, all with their necks crooked and their mouths curled, not looking directly at anyone, looking at Liu Xiu and others from the corners of their eyes.
The people on the streets of Xiangyang seemed to know this group of people. When they saw them standing on the street, people hid far away. Some passers-by simply took a detour to avoid them like the plague.
Li Tong looked them over and asked, "Are you all from the casino?"
"So what?"
"Oh, it turns out that you can't afford to lose. You saw that we won the money, and now you want to take it back!" Li Tong suddenly realized.
When Li Tong revealed his purpose, the leading man became angry and said angrily: "You kid, hand over that dragon coin, and we'll settle the matter. If you don't hand it over, huh!"
The big man cracked his fingers while speaking, and the joints made a series of crunching sounds.
Li Tong sneered and said: "I haven't paid much attention to a dragon coin, but I just feel unhappy with you and want me to hand over the dragon coin, no way!"
The big man at the head was so angry that he shouted angrily: "I think you want money rather than your life. You won't shed tears until you see the coffin!"
While speaking, he grabbed Li Tong by the collar, raised his other hand, rounded his fist, and made a gesture to hit Li Tong in the face.
Li Tong is a son of a wealthy family. His family has many retainers and guardians. He has also practiced martial arts since he was a child. When fighting against his retainers and guardians, he always has the upper hand.
Now facing a few local gangsters, he really didn't take them seriously.
Before the opponent's fist could be struck down, Li Tong pressed his elbow on the opponent's arm. The big man's arm bent involuntarily and his body leaned forward. Taking this opportunity, Li Tong struck from bottom to top.
An uppercut, hitting the big man's jaw directly.
Bang! His fist hit the big man's chin firmly, but the big man's body only swayed slightly, and then he was not affected at all, and punched back with a roar. This punch really hit Li Tong's cheek.
superior.
When Li Tong punched the big man, the opponent didn't do anything, but the opponent's punch in return made Li Tong's head buzz, and his eyes turned black, with stars popping up. His eyes were dull, he couldn't stand on his legs, and his body
Slump downward.
Liu Xiu could see clearly from the sidelines that Li Tong's moves were good, but unfortunately his strength was too small and his ability to resist blows was too weak.
To put it bluntly, he cannot hurt others, but others can easily hurt him.
Seeing that Li Tong was completely vulnerable, the big man at the head was even more embarrassed and angry. Such a weak-minded boy could actually punch himself in the face. If he didn't save his face today,
Once you get it back, how can you fool around in front of your brothers in the future?!
Thinking of this, the leader of the big man became angry and jealous. He pulled out a dagger from his waist and aimed it at Li Tong's stomach.
At this time, Li Tongye had come to his senses. When he saw the other party showing the knife, his expression suddenly changed. However, it was already too late for him to break away from the big man and avoid the dagger.
Just when the edge of the dagger was about to pierce his lower abdomen, Li Tong thought that his life was about to be saved. But at this moment, the dagger unexpectedly stopped, and the tip of the dagger was almost touching Li Tong.
On the front of Tong's clothes.
At the critical moment, Liu Xiu, who was standing on the side, came to the two of them in almost a single step, and grabbed the big man's knife-holding wrist with a lightning-like move.
Although Liu Xiu was taller than Li Tong, his figure looked very thin and he didn't seem to have much strength. However, no matter how hard the big man tried, the dagger just couldn't move any further forward.
He turned his head and glared at Liu Xiu, his eyes widened, and shouted sternly: "Let go!"
"In broad daylight, your Excellency, you want to commit murder in public? Is there any royal law in Xiangyang City?"
"Wang Fa? I'm fucking Wang Fa!" The burly man pushed Li Tong away, used his free hand, and punched Liu Xiu in the face.
He was fast, but Liu Xiu was even faster. His body was like a top, and while he was turning around, he slashed out with his sword, hitting the burly man right in the neck.
When he dodged the opponent's fist, he didn't want to chop off the knife. His body made this action completely subconsciously.
This is the result of more than two months of hard practice according to the methods taught by Long Yuan.
The human body not only has memory in the brain, but also in the muscles.
By repeating several actions for a long time, the muscles will gradually develop memory. When a person performs this action again, the body can complete the next action without any command from the brain. It can only rely on muscle memory.
Liu Xiu received a knife blow to his throat, and the burly man fell back two steps. He finally managed to stabilize his body, his mouth opened wide, and his face turned red from holding back.
He persisted for a moment, and finally couldn't bear to throw away the dagger. He covered his neck with his hands, knelt on the ground, and coughed violently. The spittle from his mouth was still mixed with blood.
He was also grateful that Liu Xiu had only practiced for two months. If he had practiced longer, with the strength of his knife, he could have smashed the opponent's throat cartilage.
Seeing that the boss was injured, the burly man's subordinates roared angrily, some showed daggers, and some carried sticks, and rushed towards Liu Xiu.
Seeing this, Long Yuan leaned forward, but quickly retracted. He felt that it was too early to take action at this time. It would be better to let the lord practice with these ruffians first. After all, the opportunity was rare. If the lord was in danger, he would
It's not too late to take action.
Thinking of this, Long Yuan not only did not step forward, but also took two steps back to make room. However, his hand had already touched his lower back, grabbed the dagger, and was ready to take action at any time.
Liu Xiu had very little actual combat experience. At this time, he was suddenly faced with the siege of six or seven big men, and the opponents all had weapons in their hands. He seemed to be in a hurry at the beginning, dodging the opponent's attacks, and was surrounded by dangers.
However, Liu Xiu's body skills gradually came into play. Under the siege of many big men, his figure was like a ghost, sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right, erratic, and he was able to neutralize the opponent's attacks one by one.
Those big men became more impatient and angry the more they fought. On the other hand, Liu Xiu became more relaxed and comfortable as he fought. Gradually, he was no longer limited to just relying on his body skills to evade, and began to make tentative counterattacks.
Long Yuan on the side nodded secretly, and the hand that originally held the dagger slowly dropped.
